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Tsitsipas Defeated Baena, Ruud Beats Thompson to Reach Barcelona Open Quarterfinals

FILE - Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece returns the ball to Casper Ruud of Norway during their Monte Carlo Tennis Masters final match in Monaco, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Casper Ruud defeated Jordan Thompson in straight sets to earn his season-leading 26th win and secure… Continue reading Tsitsipas Defeated Baena, Ruud Beats Thompson to Reach Barcelona Open Quarterfinals

Greek FM: Euro-Turkish Progress Presupposes Full Respect for Cyprus’ Sovereignty

FILE - Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis in Brussels. (Photo: X(Twitter)/@GreeceMFA)

ATHENS – “Turkiye must respect the European acquis, which fully includes the participation at all levels of the Republic of… Continue reading Greek FM: Euro-Turkish Progress Presupposes Full Respect for Cyprus’ Sovereignty

SYRIZA-PA Expresses Deep Concern over Escalation of Tension in the Middle East

SYRIZA's Koumoundourou Headquarters, in Athens. (Photo by Eurokinissi/Yorgos Kontarinis)

ATHENS – Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance, in an announcement on Friday, expressed “deep concern and its unequivocal condemnation of the… Continue reading SYRIZA-PA Expresses Deep Concern over Escalation of Tension in the Middle East

Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Saldana Join Iconoclastic Vatican Biennale Exhibition Inside Women’s Prison

The installation '"I piedi, insieme al cuore, portano la stanchezza e il peso della vita" ('The feet, together with the heart, carry the tiredness and weight of life') by Italian artist Maurizio Catalan is displayed on the facade of the church next to the women's prison at the Giudecca island during the 60th Biennale of Arts exhibition in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. A pair of nude feet dirty, wounded and vulnerable are painted on the façade of the Venice women's prison chapel, the work of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan and part of the Vatican's pavilion at the Venice Biennale in an innovative collaboration between inmates and artists. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

VENICE, Italy (AP) — A pair of nude feet — dirty, wounded and vulnerable — are painted on the façade… Continue reading Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe Saldana Join Iconoclastic Vatican Biennale Exhibition Inside Women’s Prison

Indians Vote in the First Phase of the World’s Largest Election as Modi Seeks a Third Term

Women wait to cast their votes during the first round of polling of India's national election in Chennai, southern Tamil Nadu state, Friday, April 19, 2024. Nearly 970 million voters will elect 543 members for the lower house of Parliament for five years, during staggered elections that will run until June 1. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi,… Continue reading Indians Vote in the First Phase of the World’s Largest Election as Modi Seeks a Third Term

Firefighters to Tackle Scaffolding Dangling Outside Ruins of Fire-Ravaged Danish Landmark

The ruins after the outer wall has collapsed in a fire in the historical building Boersen, the former Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday April 19, 2024. Copenhagen's mayor said Thursday she contacted her Paris counterpart to see what could be learned from the reconstruction of the Notre Dame cathedral in the French capital, after a fire devastated the Danish city's 400-year-old stock exchange building. (Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Firefighters in Copenhagen plan to start taking down scaffolding that is left dangling dangerously Friday outside… Continue reading Firefighters to Tackle Scaffolding Dangling Outside Ruins of Fire-Ravaged Danish Landmark

Biden Administration Restricts Oil and Gas Leasing in 13 Million Acres of Alaska’s Petroleum Reserve

This July 8, 2004, photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows Fish Creek through the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on Alaska's North Slope. (David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP)

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million… Continue reading Biden Administration Restricts Oil and Gas Leasing in 13 Million Acres of Alaska’s Petroleum Reserve

More People are Evacuated after the Dramatic Eruption of an Indonesian Volcano

Mount Ruang volcano is seen during the eruption from Tagulandang island, Indonesia, Thursday, April 18, 2024. Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. (AP Photo/ Hendra Ambalao)

MANADO, Indonesia (AP) — More people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island were evacuated on Friday due… Continue reading More People are Evacuated after the Dramatic Eruption of an Indonesian Volcano

AP Explains: 4/20 Grew from Humble Roots to Marijuana’s High Holiday

FILE - A guest takes a puff from a marijuana cigarette at the Sensi Magazine party celebrating the 420 holiday in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, April 20, 2019. Marijuana advocates are gearing up for Saturday, April 20, 2024. Known as 4/20, marijuana's high holiday is marked by large crowds gathering in parks, at festivals and on college campuses to smoke together. This year, activists can reflect on how far the movement has come. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

SEATTLE (AP) — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in… Continue reading AP Explains: 4/20 Grew from Humble Roots to Marijuana’s High Holiday

Would You Like a Cicada Salad? The Monstrous Little Noisemakers Descend on a New Orleans Menu

Zach Lemann, curator of animal collections for the Audubon Insectarium, prepares cicadas for eating at the insectarium in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The insectarium plans to demonstrate ways to cook cicadas at the little in-house snack bar where it already serves other insect dishes. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it’s… Continue reading Would You Like a Cicada Salad? The Monstrous Little Noisemakers Descend on a New Orleans Menu

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